The Raven Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Raven Prince
Book Review: Extremely pleasing
Summary: 4 Stars
It is a wonderful novel with a great storyline. All i can say is that it was wonderful and i would definitely recommend this book to people who not only love historical fiction but want a means for escapism.Book Review: Fabulous
Summary: 5 Stars
This was a fabulous experience! It was almost impossible to put down. I wanted to read straight through. I loved the story and the characters and their interactions. I believe this was her first book. I plan to buy her next two coming out in 2007.Book Review: Fails as a romance...
Summary: 1 Stars
Romances are not works of allegory, they are works of escapism. Why then does this book feature a pock-marked, thin-lipped, evil-smelling hero and a plain but allegedly kind and pure heroine?
I say allegedly because in reality I'm fairly sure the author is mistaken in assuming 'kind' is a synonym for 'slow-witted' and 'tedious' and 'pure' for 'horny voyeur'.
The author's style, which at first I assumed to be a refreshing experiment into using a children's fiction style narrative voice is quickly exposed simply lazy writing on the author's part and really distances the audience from the characters. It's also ridiculously annoying that she continually has her characters constantly describing their own superior quality instead of letting the narrative speak for itself, and really a cheating, ugly hero? I have some difficulty imagining the type of woman that inspires fantasies in.
The plot, which would have been barely acceptable in a well-written piece of fiction, is ridiculously predictable and attempts to compensate with sex scenes which are more vulgar and tiresome than inspiring. It is also semi-depressing to see an historical romance, which I always associate with sweet, exciting ventures into romance, resort to that.
In conclusion I would like to add that anyone who enjoys historical romance by such authors as Monica McCarty, Kresley Cole, Melissa Marr, Nora Roberts and Karen Marie Moning, save yourself a pretty penny and DON'T buy this book.
Book Review: Fantastic debut novel!
Summary: 5 Stars
I absolutely loved it! Brilliant until the end. Don't be expecting your average male/ female protagonists. Excellent writing. Can't wait for more.Book Review: Fantastic!
Summary: 5 Stars
I've read a sizeable amount of historical romances by now, and this is my favorite one I have EVER read. I've gotten so tired of reading about the instantaneous physical attraction of the heroine to the hero - the "frisson of excitement" or the "spark of awareness" or whatever phrase worn out authors use most often. Here an author very successfully portrays the growing chemistry, attraction and affection between the h/h without relying on meaningless, hackneyed phrases. And the h/h make love like two uninhibited people who are really turned on by each other. The combination makes for superb romance read that I really wish hadn't ended. A definite keeper!